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Post by Lonesome Crow on Nov 8, 2011 21:48:53 GMT 1
That model ex-house is so realistic. Well, mostly realistic except for the obvious Styrofoam background! Surely it would be a temporary location for such a fine piece, as a proper backdrop for quality figurines and models would not be made of petroleum. ;D It was the only thing white I could find at short notice to use as a backdrop. Wow that's a crackin model there!  (pun intended  ) A ridiculously long shepherds crook drags you off stage. ;D Thanks obiwanbeeohbee. |
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Post by poyks on Nov 11, 2011 0:22:20 GMT 1
The house shows some gob-smackingly amazing model building skills dude, that's properly brilliant!!  |
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Post by Commandingtripod on Nov 11, 2011 13:01:58 GMT 1
That detailing is just awesome.
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Post by Lonesome Crow on Nov 12, 2011 18:34:54 GMT 1
Thank you both. The roof has now been glued into place and gutters and drain pipes added and painted. I've started work on the base too. Photos soon. |
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Post by McTodd on Dec 31, 2011 2:44:44 GMT 1
Your model fighting machine is absolutely bloody awesome! I've always loved your design and, to be brutally frank, have always felt it c**ps all over the designs Jeff Wayne used (no offence to Mike Trim intended).
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Post by Lonesome Crow on Dec 31, 2011 18:00:48 GMT 1
;D Cheers McT'. I know from when we talked about building the model - years ago - you suggested making the body out of solid resin, about the size of a hens egg. I did try that but it was surprisingly heavy, So I went for the hollow, vacuum formed plastic solution. The legs are the most time consuming part of the build, not counting the house. I will be scrapping the house idea and just making a base out of rubble and roof tiles. |
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Post by McTodd on Jan 1, 2012 21:31:00 GMT 1
The vac-formed body has worked out very well, better than I would have thought. Did you make the vacforming machine yourself? You could also have tried making a hollow resin body by just brushing resin on the inside of each half of the mould and laying in fine fibreglass matting (basically forming fibreglass shells, but using polyurethane resin rather than polyester resin, which is usually used but is horrible vaguely poisonous stuff).
Your older model sounds like a good candidate for stopmotion animation! It's a decent size and fully articulated (I think you said it was). Mount the body on a green pole for support against a green-screen and away you go...
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Post by Lonesome Crow on Jan 2, 2012 22:57:57 GMT 1
The vac-formed body has worked out very well, better than I would have thought. Did you make the vacforming machine yourself? You could also have tried making a hollow resin body by just brushing resin on the inside of each half of the mould and laying in fine fibreglass matting (basically forming fibreglass shells, but using polyurethane resin rather than polyester resin, which is usually used but is horrible vaguely poisonous stuff). Your older model sounds like a good candidate for stopmotion animation! It's a decent size and fully articulated (I think you said it was). Mount the body on a green pole for support against a green-screen and away you go... No, I didn't make the vacuum former, I use one at work every day. When the boss ain't looking I quickly form another body section. ;D The old model was made out of polyurethane resin but without any fibreglass matting. Despite this the body and hood are still in perfect condition. It's the legs and the hood supporting struts that have failed and the basket on the machines back fell to pieces shortly after the model was finished.  But it served the purpose for which it was built and that was, to be arranged in different positions and be photographed for several paintings. |
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Post by McTodd on Jan 3, 2012 0:03:46 GMT 1
No, I didn't make the vacuum former, I use one at work every day. When the boss ain't looking I quickly form another body section. ;D You jammy so-and-so! |
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Post by Lonesome Crow on Jan 4, 2012 23:35:18 GMT 1
Good News people. (In my best Professor Farnsworth voice) Mr McTodd has emailed to me, a load of old, lost photos from the making of my Martian War Machine, from the old eveofthewar.co.uk site. So I shall post them up on a prequel thread when I have a bit of time to spare. Thanks McTodd. |
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Post by McTodd on Jan 5, 2012 0:10:00 GMT 1
Glad to be of service!  |
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Post by richardburton on Jan 5, 2012 12:52:54 GMT 1
Nice one - looking forward to seeing them.
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Post by Lonesome Crow on Jan 20, 2012 4:25:37 GMT 1
Working on the base now.  The base is made of thick plywood covered with a thin layer of Milliput epoxy clay.  I'm laying paving slabs all around the house with grass outside that.  It looks more natural if the grass overlaps the slabs in some places and in other places the slabs are higher than the grass.  Outside the front door of the house I have put in a set of steps. I was going to just have a slopping path from the door but this look more realistic I think.  Still got to lay the lawn on the other side of the steps and the far side of the house.  It's a slow job creating the grass effect, about 2sq inches per 30 minutes. I like to do small areas and then leave the Milliput to set otherwise I'd end up sticking my big, fat fingers in the putty before it's fully cured.  Here's a close up of the grass effect. it's done by keying the surface of the plywood with super-glue, when that's set lay a thin layer of Milliput over the chosen area and press it down firmly, then with a sharp dental spatula I stab shallow cuts into the Milliput, rotating the spatula so all the cuts lay in different directions, repeat several thousand times. |
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Post by Thunder Child on Jan 20, 2012 15:04:08 GMT 1
Awesome! The detail is superb , great work! |
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Post by Lonesome Crow on Jan 21, 2012 1:57:45 GMT 1
Thanks Thunder Child. ;D
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